>>55825624>IvyIvy currently only has 4 pokemon and is a late bloomer when it comes to catching and acquiring Pokemon. Her first two Pokemon were gift Pokemon, much like how a trainer would receive a starter from a professor. She got her Chansey from Nursing School and her Hitmonchan from the dojo in Saffron City at around age 17/18. Only when she was "graduated" and employed at Blueberry Academy did she catch her third Pokemon (Plusle) at around age 21. Lastly, she caught her Pawmi on a trip to Paldea at age 22. I have plans for her to catch more Pokemon as she progresses on her own journey, but all in all, she became a trainer pretty late in life by most people's standards. However, since he team is so small, she's able to give each of her team members special attention and create induvial training regimens for each, ensuring that each of her Pokemon is as strong as they possibly can be.
>MikoMiko on the other hand has grown up with Pokemon his entire life, catching his first (Voltorb) at the early age of 4. Sine then he's went on to either catch more Pokemon or win them as prizes from game corners. Mainly all of Miko's prize Pokemon are kept in the care of his Grandpa back in Johto and are always happy to see him when he visits every summer. The one's he's caught are swapped out on a pretty regular basis (save for Electrode, Meowth, and Gimmighoul). When they're not in his party, they're either left at home or in the care of his parents. Often times his parents use his Pokemon to help out at their jobs.
>>55822625I absolutely adore this idea of a three way deadlock/territory wars and it's even cooler to think that Vega managed to unite them all under her team. My first exposure to Furia was with the Raphael interview a bit ago, and it all seems so grand and rich in lore, I love learning more about it and it's OC's.
I type too much so I'll finish the rest of my catch up in the next post